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Apple Support & Integration in a Higher Education Heterogeneous Environment

09 Oct

Posted at 14:12h in Administration, Automation, Client Management, Documentation, Enterprise, Higher Education, Information Technology, Jamf Pro, Mac, Management by
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For IT teams, a paid Mac App Store title is not simply another package to deploy. A limited Apps and Books license pool must be assigned only when a Mac needs it, communicated clearly while Apple’s managed delivery works in the background, and reclaimed when...

17 Sep

Posted at 14:06h in Administration, Documentation, Enterprise, Event, Higher Education, Information Technology, Iru by
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September 16th, 2026 - University of Utah, MacAdmins Meeting The University of Utah, MacAdmins Meeting is held monthly virtually on the 3rd Wednesday of each month at 11 AM Mountain Time. Presentations cover Apple technology and integration in a heterogeneous university enterprise environment. This month's meeting...

21 Aug

Posted at 12:16h in Administration, Automation, Client Management, Documentation, Enterprise, Entra ID, Event, Higher Education, Information Technology by
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August 19th, 2026 - University of Utah, MacAdmins Meeting The University of Utah, MacAdmins Meeting is held monthly virtually on the 3rd Wednesday of each month at 11 AM Mountain Time. Presentations cover Apple technology and integration in a heterogeneous university enterprise environment. This month's meeting...

19 Aug

Posted at 13:22h in Administration, Apple School Manager, Automation, Client Management, Documentation, Enterprise, Entra ID, Higher Education, Information Technology, Jamf Pro, Mac, Management, Title Editor by
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This post is about what happens when a Mac imaging workflow grows large enough that manual attention becomes the bottleneck. At the Marriott Library, a student checkout fleet that grew during COVID eventually forced us to rethink more than restore speed. We had to make...

13 Aug

Posted at 11:40h in Administration, Automation, Client Management, Documentation, Enterprise, Higher Education, Information Technology by
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August 19th, 2026 - University of Utah, MacAdmins Meeting The University of Utah MacAdmins Meeting is held virtually monthly on the 3rd Wednesday of each month at 11 AM Mountain Time. Presentations cover Apple technology and integration in a heterogeneous university enterprise environment. This month's meeting...

10 Aug

Posted at 10:26h in Administration, Automation, Documentation, Enterprise, Higher Education, Information Technology by
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Adobe Acrobat DC has a reputation for being one of those apps that seems simple until you try to remove it at scale. On paper, the task looks straightforward: uninstall the app, verify it is gone, move on. In practice, Acrobat frequently behaves like a...

08 Aug

Posted at 11:46h in Administration, Automation, Bug, Higher Education, Information Technology, Jamf Pro by
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Historically, Adobe has not always aligned cleanly with Apple’s preferred installation and removal workflows, so MacAdmins have often had to adapt their processes around Adobe’s packaging, licensing, and uninstall behavior. Over time, Adobe uninstall options on macOS have improved in pieces, but they still do...

05 Aug

Posted at 14:15h in Administration, Automation, Client Management, Documentation, Enterprise, Higher Education, Information Technology, Jamf Pro, Kandji by
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Intel-only binaries in macOS apps and installer packages are now a practical rollout risk for Apple silicon environments. This project provides a focused workflow to discover Intel-only executable components before deployment, then generate clear remediation feedback for application developers and support teams. Why This Matters Apple has...